"Jesus Without the Miracles"
My buddy Curt faxed me a copy of this article in the December 2005 edition of Harpers. It's well worth the read. The gist of the article is that Christianity is a whole lot more palatable once you strip out (as Thomas Jefferson did) the references to Jesus' miracles and focus on his teachings. The Bible portrays Jesus as a megalomaniac who was more interested in persuading the world that he was the son of god. Redact all that stuff and a compelling philosophy is revealed.
posted by earldog @ 2:11 PM
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Christianity is not a philosophy, it is a religion. The only compelling thing about it is the miracles. Once you take out the Son of God part, all that is left are platitudes that are present in many other religions. Without the miraculous, Christianity has no more to offer than any other religion. Also, many people point out the bit about what Thomas Jefferson did with his Bible, what do you say about the many others who did not do this? Was Thomas Jefferson the only founding father who was enlightened?
As the author of "Jesus Without the Miracles" observes, "the relevance of Christianity to most Americans . . . has far more to do with the promise of eternal salvation from this world than with any desire to practice the teachings of Jesus while we are here."
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